Bebearia tentyris

Bebearia tentyris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bebearia
Species: B. tentyris
Binomial name
Bebearia tentyris
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euryphene tentyris Hewitson, 1866
  • Bebearia (Apectinaria) tentyris
  • Euryphene calabarensis Felder and Felder, 1867
  • Euryphene tentyris var. seeldrayersi Aurivillius, 1899

Bebearia tentyris, Hewitson’s Forester, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, especially drier forests.

The larvae feed on Hypselodelphys species.

Subspecies

References

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